Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
A POLITICAL COMBINE.

A Cincinnati correspondent OF a NeP
York journal in a special under date of tn
!, 1st instant, gives an account OF a politica
combination to defeat Cleveland for
second term and to ell ct Blaine, which, j
! true, is invested with considerable ~interes,
to the political world. The correspond
ent's story in substance is as followe
Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville
Courier Journal recently had q long and
clos. conference with Murat Halstead Of
the Cincinnati Inquirer at which the slaugh'
ter OF Cleveland and the advancement o.
Blaine's candidacy for the Presidency in
1888 were considered and digested. and a
line Of policy for the two journals marked
out. This means as far as concerns those
two journalistic generals. war to the knife
against the Mugwumps OF both parties, and
it means the nomination and election, as
far as their efforts may prove effective, OF
already in the field for that purpose, and
has been quoting the Courier-J ournaI's edi-
| torials of late to show that that journal
is of the same mind. A reading between
| the lines means, substantially, that the
present administration has SO committed
the Democratic party to issues unpopular
with those who are politicians, for revenue,
that it cannot face about in time to elect
a Democratic President, and that, there
fore, it is better that a Stalwart Republi-
can should be elected who can crush out
Civil Service Reform. 1t will be observed
as a peculiar feature of these editorials,
says the writer, that the name OF no Demo-
GRAFT is mentioned to antagonize Mr.. Cleve-
land for the simple reason that none is
wanted.
He then goes on to state that notwith-
standing the personal enmity between John
r. Mclean and Mr.. Halstead, Watterson
has effected a tripartite alliance on the
issue OF the next Presidency, because for
once they are all of one mind. The alliance
includes the New York Sun and the
Tribune. Another Courier editorial of Mr..
Watterson's is recalled, which substantial
ly stated that when the country was i'll
danger of a third term Blaine was called
upon to crush out The movement, and that
o Blaine is the only man who can crush
~mugwumpism in both parties. The
Commercial Gazette too. attacks Mr..
Cleveland not as a Democrat, but as the
common mugwump enemy Of both parties,
and also regards Blaine as the coming
The alliance or combination thus far az
fected, according to the correspondent, in
cludes the Enquirer and Commercial OF
the Sun and Tribune OF New
York and The Courier-Journal, All these
it is said. will work for the NOM
and election of the man of Maine
Tor the Presidency in 1888.
When the lion and the lamb lie down to-
in peace and when water and oil
unite in one body; when the noon gives
light for the day and the sun for the night,
then it may come to pass that such an al
lance may be formed. But admitting it
shall be contaminated, what can it effect?
Henry Watterson cannot carry Kentucky
|or Blaine; the Commercial and Enquirer
cannot change the result in Republican
Ohio, nor can the Sun switch the recent
1000 Democratic majority in the State of
New York for any Republican candidate.
these old fossils really met and formed a
combination for the purpose noted they
,ave simply advertised themselves as polit-
cal chumps OF the first water. Politicians
propose, but the people dispose OF these
The whole story is doubtless a
'anard and should be taken cum grano